The purpose of grammar is to avoid ambiguity. Most of the time, using a comma before an "and" in a series doesn’t make anything clearer.
But it’s consistency that makes grammar work. You can’t just apply a rule when you think it’s going to help. So always use the comma.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Always use a comma before an "and" in a series.
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Good advice.
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